Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) and Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SAND or VZLA?

Sandstorm Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Vizsla Silver. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sandstorm Gold	$176.28M	10.06	$41.72M	$0.05	119.72
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81M	-$0.01	-208.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SAND or VZLA?

Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAND or VZLA more profitable?

Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 8.11% compared to Vizsla Silver's net margin of 0.00%. Sandstorm Gold's return on equity of 0.98% beat Vizsla Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandstorm Gold	8.11%	0.98%	0.76%
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%

Do analysts rate SAND or VZLA?

Sandstorm Gold currently has a consensus price target of $8.38, indicating a potential upside of 39.93%. Vizsla Silver has a consensus price target of $4.06, indicating a potential upside of 95.31%. Given Vizsla Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandstorm Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SAND or VZLA?

In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 19 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 5 mentions for Vizsla Silver. Vizsla Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of -0.03 indicating that Vizsla Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandstorm Gold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vizsla Silver	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SAND or VZLA?

52.0% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAND or VZLA?

Sandstorm Gold received 38 more outperform votes than Vizsla Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Vizsla Silver an outperform vote while only 46.09% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sandstorm Gold	Outperform Votes 53 46.09%	Underperform Votes 62 53.91%
Vizsla Silver	Outperform Votes 15 75.00%	Underperform Votes 5 25.00%

Summary

Sandstorm Gold beats Vizsla Silver on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.